Business and Dealings

Q: It is right to sell an item higher than it's retail price which is mentioned on the product box?

Q: The secondary Muslim Girls School teachers stated that Sayyidatuna Khadijah (radhiyallahu anha) was a trader/businesswoman and therefore it's allowed for women to go out to earn a livelihood. 

I'll appreciate if respected Mufti Saheb could explain this matter.

Q: Person A runs a business for person B. There are some customers who buy on credit. Person A gets a straight monthly salary only. 2 customers haven't paid for 4 months now, so person A was asked to leave, and person A had to pay person B, the owner, the value not paid by the 2 customers. 

Is this correct? Please explain

Q: I would like to know what is the ruling with regards to the following situation:

I have a flat which I let out. My tenant decided to move to another premises and gave me notice on the first of December for end of December. He paid rental for December already. 

I clearly told him that kindly return my flat to me in the same condition which I gave it to you. 

He said that we must do the repairs etc. and deduct it off the holding deposit which we have of his. We informed him that we are unable to repair the flat , because it is December and no one is around to work or supervise! 

The tenant moved out of the flat during December, however left one of his cars parked at the premises and also some goods of his still in the flat as well as he’s ac. He didn’t handover the keys to myself, however he did give one key to the caretaker. 

Fast forward to second of January, I’ve contacted him to remove he’s items and car And because of his items being in the flat and also being December and him not handing over the full set of keys to me, I was unable to repair and let out the flat to someone else. 

Should the tenant be liable to pay rent for January? As he only removed the balance of his items and handed over the keys to me in January and after I called him. And we are only able to do repairs to the flat now and let out for for February

Q: A person sells balloons with a ‘Happy Birthday’ sticker on it. This is their only form of income. Is it permissible to sell this type of item?.

Q: My father keeps his money in my bank account, which mainly comes from monthly shop rent approximately 14 lakhs in total till now. 

I used 1.5 lakhs rupees out of those 14 lakhs without my father's permission and started a business which was pretty successful. After a couple of months I put the amount back. 

So my question is that the profit that I earned, is it halaal or haraam and should I continue this business?

Q: I am currently working and looking to buy a car. I am unable to buy it in cash. I have made many attempts for Muslim car dealers to try and purchase the car on credit without interest or going through bank finance. All of them rejected. 

I have even proved that I am able to pay it off comfortably with my salary. 

I have went to almost every Muslim dealership and all have rejected. 

I am able to get a car on bank finance but I do not wish to because of the interest. 

Is there any other way of doing it? Is there any other alternative to this?

Q: Previously I should donate any interest accrued monthly. 

My father said I rather keep it because he will be buying a big property within a year or two, and we can use the interest for paying the property taxes, municipal rates, etc. which are exorbitant. 

Would this be okay - to withhold the interest for sometime with the intention of paying taxes?

Q: I own a piece of land that I purchased. I would like to transfer it to my wife's name, but I am unable to do so at the moment because I don’t have the funds to cover the expenses. My questions are: 

1. If I verbally inform my wife that I am giving her this land, would this transfer be legally valid even though the documents are still in my name? 

2. If this verbal transfer is valid, can I inform my parents and siblings that the land belongs to my wife? I have no children, and I want to ensure that they have no claim to it in case I pass away. 

3. Transferring property can sometimes take a long time. Is it possible for me to create a will with a notary to address this matter? 

Q: My friend's mother was a victim of domestic abuse. She separated from her ex husband and applied for benefits in UK. In UK, you have to tell the state if you have any property abroad. She has a house and land abroad but she did not mention it to benefits at that time maybe due to distress or confusion, etc. 

Anyways, now after a few years she has realized she did not give the correct info to benefits. She was told if she reports herself to state then she will get her benefits cut or she may not get benefits for 3 years. She may end up going to prison and will have to return some or all the money she took from state. 

She cares for 2 disabled children and she also herself is ill. If her benefits stop, she will be in great hardship. 

She is thinking of taking her part of inheritance from the home and land and donating it. Would that suffice? 

Is it ok if she doesn't tell the state about her mistake because if she does then the consequences are too dire? 

Can she continue to claim benefits on false info? If she can't claim, she will end up in very hard circumstances. 

Her son also claims benefits and he also never told the state about this but he said he will only inherit property and land after his mother passes away. So he has no right over that property. So he does not have to declare that. Is his take correct? 

What should this family do in this situation?